Monday, January 20, 2014

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 Review

The new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 is made for photo enthusiast on a tight budget and doesn't want to carry heavy camera as they travel, but still want to take great pictures. It comes with a wide range of features for different type of users.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

Inside you will find:
- 1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
- 1 lithium-ion NP-BN1 battery
- 1 wall charger
- 1 USB cable
- 1 camera strap
- 8GB SDHC memory card
- manual and user guide in different languages








PHYSICAL ASPECT AND FEATURES.

 




















The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 design is nice and sleek. The metallic body is small and stylish, but some of the physical buttons are hard to press. Because they are so small, that a user with huge fingers would think twice before buying this camera. For example, the power button is buried deep beside the shutter button. Of course, the reason why it sits flush with the body is to avoid pressing it ,accidentally, when taking pictures, but it also gives the user a hard time reaching it when in a hurry.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 has 16MP Exmor R sensor. It gets you features like multi-shot shooting modes for improved low-light and backlit photos, 10fps burst shooting at high resolution and panorama. It can also record 1080/60i AVCHD movie format with OIS (8x optical zoom, 25-200mm).


 








































IMAGE QUALITY.






Images taken at ISO 100 to ISO 200 is great. At ISO 400-1600, noise started creeping in, but visible only when you zoom in. The image still looks fine when viewed at a normal scale. ISO 6400-12800 looks very grainy and details and edges are not sharp.



     

Pros.

It's very compact and can capture very good images until ISO 800(with minimal noise). For a price of Php 9,999, I'd say it has given me more than what I asked for. True that there are other cameras that offer more optical zoom at this price range, but none of them offer 8x OIS with WI-FI and remote control feature (using android phone). And it can also record  1080p HD video(with OIS).

Cons.

The screen size 2.7" is small. That's what they have to sacrifice to make the camera small and compact.






--------------------------------- SAMPLE IMAGES ---------------------------------


All images were taken using Superior-auto setting, unless specified. Images taken by the Sony DSC-WX80 were not altered or enhanced in any way.












25mm WIDE.

8X OPTICAL ZOOM.
16X CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM.
25mm WIDE.

8X OPTICAL ZOOM.

16X CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM.


PANORAMA SHOT 1.

PANORAMA SHOT 2.

BACKGROUND DEFOCUS FEATURE. (very nice!)














PORTRAIT SHOT.








MINIATURE EFFECT.
HDR PAINTING.
 
MONOCHROME.




ILLUSTRATION EFFECT.

PARTIAL COLOR EFFECT.

MACRO SHOT.




NIGHT SCENE WITH TRIPOD.

HAND-HELD TWILIGHT.

HAND-HELD TWILIGHT.

HAND-HELD TWILIGHT 8X OPTICAL ZOOM.

HAND-HELD TWILIGHT.

HAND-HELD TWILIGHT.

HAND-HELD TWILIGHT.

 
HAND-HELD TWILIGHT.





















































































































































I've uploaded a video taken by the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 on YouTube.
Here is the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR7zJyuTJ-M




Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 full specifications:

  • Advanced Features

    • Image Stabilization : Optical SteadyShot™ Image Stabilization with Active Mode
    • Intelligent Auto : Yes
    • Sweep Panorama : Intelligent Sweep Panorama, Intelligent Sweep Panorama (360)
    • Anti Motion Blur : Yes
    • Shooting Tips : Yes
    • Wi-Fi : Yes
    • In-Camera Editing : Trimming / Unsharp Masking / Date view
    • Face Detection : 8 faces
    • Smile Shutter™ technology : Yes
    • Priority Setting (for Face Detection) : Auto / Off / Child Priority / Adult Priority
    • Picture Effects : HDR Painting / Richtone Monochrome / Miniature / Toy camera / Pop Color / Partial color / Soft High-key / Watercolor / Illustration
    • Superior Auto : Yes
    • Background Defocus : Yes
    • Tracking Focus : Off / Auto
    • Blink Detection : Yes

  • Camera

    • Camera Type : Compact zoom digital camera
    • Color : Black
      • Color : Black

  • Convenience Features

    • Power Save Mode : Standard / Max / Off
    • Red-Eye Reduction : Auto / On / Off
    • Erase/Protect : Erase: Single / Select / Date / Folder / AVCHD Protect: Single / Select / Date / Folder / AVCHD

  • Drive System

    • Burst Mode : Approx. 10 fps at 16.2MP (for up to 10 shots)
    • Shutter Speeds : iAuto (4" - 1/1600) / Program Auto (1" - 1/1600)
    • Self-timer : Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2

  • Exposure System

    • Exposure Compensation : Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1 / 3EV step
    • Scene Mode(s) : High Sensitivity / Soft snap / Soft Skin / Landscape / Night Portrait / Night Scene / Handheld Twilight / Gourmet / Beach / Snow / Fireworks / Pet mode / Anti-motion blur / Backlight Correction HDR
    • Metering Modes : Multi Pattern / Center Weighted / Spot
    • ISO : Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400*4 / 12800*4
    • White Balance Mode : Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent 1 (White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 2 (Natural White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 3 (Day White Fluorescent Lighting) / Incandescent / Flash / One Push, One Push Set

  • Flash

    • Flash Modes : Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Flash Off / Advanced Flash
    • Flash Coverage : ISO Auto: Approx. 0.2m to 4.2m (7 7/8 inches to 13feet 9 3/8 inches)(W) / Approx. 1.5m to 2.2 m (4feet 11 1/8 inches to 7feet 2 5/8 inches)(T), ISO3200: up to Approx. 5.9m (19feet 4 3/8 inches)(W) / Approx. 3.1m (10feet 2 1/8 inches)(T)

  • Focus Control

    • AF Illuminator : Auto / Off
    • AF Modes : Multi Point AF /Center Weighted AF / Spot AF / Tracking Focus / Face Tracking Focus

  • Imaging Sensor

    • Processor : BIONZ®
    • Pixel Gross : 16.8 MP
    • Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters
    • Effective Picture Resolution : 16.2 MP
    • Imaging Sensor : 1/2.3" Exmor® R CMOS sensor

  • Interface

    • Memory Card Slot : MS Duo and SD/SDHC/SDXC compatible
    • HD Output : Micro HDMI
    • USB Port(s) : Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0)

  • LCD Display

    • LCD Type : 2.7'' ClearPhoto™ LCD (230K dots)
    • Histogram : Yes (On/Off)
    • Brightness Control : 5 (Bright) / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 (Dark)
    • Grid Display : Yes (On/Off)

  • Optics/Lens

    • Digital Zoom : 32
    • Optical Zoom : 8x
    • Minimum Focus Distance : iAuto: AF (W: Approx. 5cm (0.16') to Infinity, T: Approx.150cm (4.92') to Infinity) / Program Auto: AF (W: Approx. 5cm (0.16') to Infinity, T: Approx. 150cm(4.92') to Infinity)
    • Lens Type : Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
    • Lens Construction : 8 elements in 7 groups (including 5 aspheric elements)
    • Steady Shot Mode:Active : Yes
    • Aperture : iAuto (F3.3 / F8.0 (W), 2 steps with ND Filter) / Program Auto (F3.3 / F8.0 (W), 2 steps with ND Filter)
    • Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : Movie 4:3 34-272mm (SteadyShot Standard), 34-381mm (SteadyShot Active) / Still 16:9 28-224mm / Still Image 4:3 25-200mm / Movie 16:9 28-224mm (SteadyShot Standard), 28-314mm (SteadyShot Active)

  • Power

    • Power Requirements : AC 100V to 240V, 50/60 Hz, 70mA
    • Battery Type : LITHIUM ION NP-BN 3.6V
    • Power Consumption (in Operation) : Approx. 1.0W
    • Battery Capacity : typical: 2.3Wh (630mAh), minimum: 2.2Wh (600mAh)

  • Recording

    • Panorama Still Image Size : Sweep Panorama: 360 (11,520 x 1,080) / HR (10,480x4,096) / Wide (7,152 x 1,080 / 4,912 x 1,920) / Standard (4,912 x 1,080 / 3,424 x 1,920)
    • Microphone/Speaker : Stereo / Mono
    • Audio Format : AC3 (Stereo)
    • Video Format : AVCHD Ver2.0/ MP4
    • Video Mode : AVCHD 60i: 24M FX / 17M FH (1,920x1,080/60i) / 9M HQ (1,440x1,080/60i), MP4: 12M (1,440x1,080/30fps) / 6M (1,280x720/30fps) /3M VGA (640x480/30fps)
    • Dual Record : Yes
    • Still Image Size 16:9 : 16:9 mode: 12M (4,608 x 2,592) / 2M (1,920 x 1,080)
    • Media Type : optional “Memory Stick Duo” (No movie recording), optional “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (Mark 2 only for movie recording), optional “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”, optional SD Memory Card (Class 4 or higher), optional SDHC Memory Card (Class 4 or higher)
    • Still Image Max Effective Resolution : Approx. 16.2 Megapixels
    • Still Image Size 4:3 : 4:3 mode: 16M (4,608 x 3,456) / 10M (3,648 x 2,736) / 5M (2,592 x 1,944) / VGA
    • Wind Noise Reduction : Off / On

  • Weights and Measurements

    • Dimensions (Approx.) : W x H x D: 3 3/4" x 2 1/8" x 29/32" (92.3mm x 52.5mm x 22.5mm)
    • Weight (Approx.) : 4.4oz. (124g)
    • Weight(Approx) (Main unit only) : 3.8oz. (108g)
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